The novel was, at one point, banned in Sudan for its inclusion of sexual imagery, yet it was declared “the most important Arabic novel of the 20th century” by the Syrian-based Arab Literary Academy in Damascus.
Novel tersebut, pada satu ketika, pernah dilarang di Sudan karena mengandung pencitraan seksual, tapi di lain pihak dinyatakan sebagai "novel arabik terpenting abad 20″ oleh Syrian-based Arab Literary Academy Akademi Sastra Arab-basis Suria di Damaskus.